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Migrant from Malaysia, living in Malta. Dabbler. Hobbyist. Sometimes dopey, mostly earnest.

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I think compared to the other Al, Iโ€™m likely not neurodivergent. I did some digging around and it appears my โ€œquirksโ€ may be trauma related!

Decaf tea, decaf everything! ๐Ÿ˜‚

30.12.2024 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! Iโ€™m so glad you liked it.

30.12.2024 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

medium rare tuna steak is a great substitute for steak steak as it turns out

27.11.2024 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

my running playlist these days has just been LPโ€™s From Zero on repeat. so good!!

27.11.2024 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hiii so glad youโ€™re enjoying it!! Nine told me great things about you and itโ€™s lovely to hear from you

26.11.2024 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Introduce yourself with some jobs you have done apart from what you do now:

1. stadium usher
2. motorsport ticket salesperson
3. legal intern
4. barista
5. barber

21.11.2024 22:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

there was a time when I used to inspect if my housemate was at home / at the gym / gone to the office based on his shoes at the front door and then reported it to my wife like it was crucial information. always wanted to be a detective

21.11.2024 22:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

said i could tell he was from the netherlands from his accent and he offendedly replied gee thanks. whatโ€™s wrong with being dutch

20.11.2024 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being racially ambiguous means being greeted with assalamualaikum in Amsterdam and konnichiwa in Madrid.

17.11.2024 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Poster of Chungking Express

Poster of Chungking Express

Went for a film screening of Happy Together and found this lying on a bench. Wanted to take it home with me but was too chicken shit to ask ):

24.09.2023 07:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Worth it for the food though.

17.09.2023 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was invited to a Malaysian dinner gathering and everyone invited was Chinese speakers. My spoken Mandarin isnโ€™t strong enough for me to engage so we just sat there mostly waiting to be included. Felt like high school all over again.

17.09.2023 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
3 people holding political placards that read โ€œhome affairs minister consider 8 countries that criminalise LGBTIQ+ community as safeโ€, โ€œtrans migrants need legal gender recognition tooโ€, โ€œin detention on the seas the EU is harming queer refugeesโ€.

3 people holding political placards that read โ€œhome affairs minister consider 8 countries that criminalise LGBTIQ+ community as safeโ€, โ€œtrans migrants need legal gender recognition tooโ€, โ€œin detention on the seas the EU is harming queer refugeesโ€.

Happy Pride and Happy 1 year Get-The-Fuck-Out-Of Malaysia Day!

17.09.2023 11:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In Malta sometimes it seems like as soon as you say 'migrant', or reference a non-EU country of origin, assumptions are made about rights and entitlements, and the person is excluded before these assumptions are actually examined. In general Malta has been good to us but come on this is so basic

14.09.2023 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Only decided yesterday that I should start running again and today I registered for a 5k race which is in two weeks!! Making use of this sudden burst of enthusiasm even though the last time I ran a 5k was in 2021โœŒ๏ธ

03.09.2023 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The First Half Of 2023 These events occurred between January and June 2023 and are not in chronological order. The reflections shared here are adapted from my journal. After two rounds of interviews, I got accepted for an i...

Wrote about what life was like in the first 6 months of living in Malta. In short: mostly peaceful but also trying!!

03.09.2023 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I do my best for the environment.

02.09.2023 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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